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DSME bags $748m Russian LNG barge deal
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a KRW900bn ($748m) order to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) barges…
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Sovcomflot completes landmark Northern Sea Route transit in May
For the first time on record a large ship has transited the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in May, weeks ahead…
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Controversial Russian bulk carrier departs UK waters for scrap
A Russian bulk carrier that grounded off the coast of southwest England 17 months ago is being towed away for…
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Washington places sanctions on another Rosneft subsidiary over Venezuela links
Another Rosneft subsidiary has been slapped by sanctions by the Trump administration in Washington for alleged links to Venezuela. The…
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Trump adds to growing concern about GPS interference
Donald Trump has this week directed the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon, and the Commerce Department to minimise the…
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Sovcomflot and Novatek JV seal financing and charters for LNG carrier quartet
Smart LNG, the new Russian venture between Sovcomflot and Novatek, has signed financing and time charter agreements for four icebreaking…
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DP World tables bid for 49% stake in Fesco
DP World’s on/off romance with one of Russia’s top maritime brands is back in the news. Russian newspaper Vesti Finance…
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GC Rieber and Prisco crew boat charters extended by Sakhalin Energy
Polar Baikal and Polar Piltun, crew boats part of a joint venture between GC Rieber Shipping and Prisco, have entered…
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Sovcomflot postpones vessel redelivery to Polarcus
Russian shipping major Sovcomflot (SCF) has postponed the scheduled redelivery of survey vessel to Polarcus. According to Polarcus, SCF will…
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Rare mini-cape deal concluded
Brokers tell Splash that Rainbow Maritime has sold the 115,400 dwt mini-capesize bulk carrier for $16m to Ukraine’s Profy PP…
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Rosatom builds on its Arctic liner ambitions
Russian state nuclear company Rosatom is buying non-controlling stake in logistics firm Delo Group from its main owner Sergey Shishkarev,…
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Russia’s nuclear agency sets out to create 55-strong ice-class boxship fleet
Russia’s Rosatom Group has outlined how it intends to give the Suez Canal a run for its money, revealing it…
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FESCO bags ice class feeder
According to Alphaliner, Russia’s Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) has bought the 16-year-old 822 teu from German owner Reederei Bartels…
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Sovcomflot secures financing and charter for icebreaking LNG carrier
Russian state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot has entered into an agreement with domestic financial institution VEB.RF Group for the lease financing…
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Explosion onboard Russian tanker kills three
Three crew were killed in an explosion onboard a Russian tanker on Saturday near Nakhodka Port in the far east…
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Russia plans to delay sulphur cap through to 2024 on its rivers
Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Armenia are the latest countries to hint that they may not comply with the global…
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Russia to set up Arctic container shipping line
Russia is looking to set up a state-run containership operator to support its efforts to develop the northern sea route…
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FSB raids Transas office in St Petersburg
Security services raided the St Petersburg office of Transas yesterday, seeking access to the company’s Transas Navigator databases. The Federal…
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MOL participates in Russian gas transhipment projects across the Northern Sea Route
Gas infrastructure along Russia’s Northern Sea Route is set to get a Japanese upgrade with news Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)…
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Sergey Frank to step aside at Sovcomflot
Sergey Frank will step down from his position of CEO at Russian state-owned shipowner Sovcomflot. Frank will be installed as…
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